Legislature(2017 - 2018)BELTZ 105 (TSBldg)
03/21/2017 03:30 PM Senate COMMUNITY & REGIONAL AFFAIRS
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| Audio | Topic |
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| Start | |
| SB77 | |
| SB18 | |
| HB7 | |
| Adjourn |
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
+ teleconferenced
= bill was previously heard/scheduled
| += | HB 8 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| += | SB 77 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| *+ | SB 18 | TELECONFERENCED | |
| + | HB 7 | TELECONFERENCED | |
SB 77-SECOND CLASS BOROUGH SERVICE AREAS
3:32:17 PM
CHAIR BISHOP announced consideration of SB 77. He noted that
Senator Micciche was the sponsor, and public testimony had been
opened and closed.
3:33:05 PM
RACHEL HANKE, staff, Senator Peter Micciche, Alaska State
Legislature, Juneau, Alaska, briefly reviewed that SB 77 would
expand the authority of second class boroughs to exercise the
local option of creating a non-taxable service area to provide
emergency services along highway corridors. Since there are no
voters residing in the service area boundaries, the borough will
be able to use a portion of its federal payment in lieu of taxes
(PILT) allocation to cover the costs. Then every highway
corridor traveler will receive these vital emergency response
benefits with no additional cost to the state.
CHAIR BISHOP opened public testimony on SB 77.
3:34:01 PM
ROY BROWNING, Central Emergency Services, Soldotna, Alaska,
supported SB 77. His service area covers 61 miles of the
Sterling Highway and provides mutual aid to some of the
communities that this bill would create a possible service area
for. They currently provide mutual aid to the communities of
Cooper Landing, Moose Pass, and Bear Creek when needed. However,
there are times when Cooper Landing and Moose Pass don't have
the structure or the ability to provide ambulance service, and
his community's ambulance ends up going 20 to 30 miles outside
of their service area to respond to their emergencies putting
the burden back on the Soldotna service area. When the service
area is established, then the local communities in the affected
areas can establish what parameters and training are needed to
help them provide primary response in their areas.
3:36:03 PM
JAMES BAISDEN, Fire Chief, Nikiski Fire Department, Nikiski,
Alaska, said he supports SB 77 for all the reasons Chief
Browning spoke about.
3:37:01 PM
CHAIR BISHOP, seeing no further questions or comments, closed
public testimony on SB 77.
3:37:15 PM
At ease
3:38:57 PM
SENATOR MACKINNON moved to report SB 77, labeled 30-LS0657\A,
from committee with individual recommendations and attached
fiscal note.
CHAIR BISHOP announced that without objection, SB 77 moved from
the Senate Community and Regional Affairs Standing Committee.